Vietnam will build a $67 billion high-speed railway from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, after the country's rubber-stamp parliament gave the go-ahead to the long-awaited project on Saturday.

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 44,382 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.

Vote counting in Ireland's general election began Saturday with an exit poll indicating a tight finish with the incumbent ...

Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on a vehicle in south Lebanon on Saturday wounded three people, including a child, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah after two months of ...

Australians give their thoughts on new legislation to ban under 16s from social media after the bill passed through parliament with bipartisan support. However, there remains uncertainty over how the ...

More than 122,000 people have been forced out of their homes as massive floods caused by relentless rains swept through ...

Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all ended in the green on the last trading day of November, closing out a stellar month.

A sustained seam attack by Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse following a belligerent batting effort saw England on the verge of ...

Georgia on Saturday said 107 people were arrested during a second day of protests sparked by the government's decision to delay European Union membership talks amid a post-election crisis.

Syria's army said Saturday that rebels had entered "large parts" of the northern city of Aleppo, reporting dozens of soldiers killed and wounded in large-scale clashes.

Sectarian feuding in northwest Pakistan has killed 13 more people, a local government official said Saturday, bringing the total death toll in a recent spasm of violence to 124.

More than 30 crew members of Thai fishing boats were detained in Myanmar waters on Saturday after an encounter with other vessels which left one person dead, a navy commander said.